Cities are a cornucopia of languages, but they also speak a language of their own. One rainy evening stuck in traffic in Raleigh, NC, I saw fragments of color exploding like fireworks through a single droplet of rain. I watched as the sharp, familiar lines of the city melted into a waterfall of glimmering pigments in between passes of the wiper blades. In that moment I felt the city whispering to my heart, and an idea was born...
“If color were a language, I would speak it best.”
Since childhood I have always struggled to focus. Growing up in a household where English was a second language made it even more difficult to express myself with words. But color came easily. My eyes and my mind have always been drawn to it, captivated by it. I’ve even fallen off my bike while my eyes were chasing a rainbow. And I still have the scars to prove it!
To that end, I’ve been studying color my whole life, both consciously and unconsciously. Over the last several years, I’ve collected thousands of photos of the places I’ve been and the moments that have inspired me most. Each city truly has a language and a color of its own.
City Lights Through Raindrops is a celebration of color. It is an homage to the sunsets over Key West. A hat tip to the kaleidoscope that is New Orleans. It is a tribute to the glow of the harbor in San Diego at night. It is a salute to the golden hills of San Francisco. It is a collection inspired by that moment in the car, but painted in honor of the beautiful, dazzling places we all call home.
"Raleigh Through a Rainy Windshield" 48 x 48 Oil on Stretched Canvas
"LA Rush Hour" 72 x 48 Oil on Stretched Canvas
"Light Rain on Marco Island." 48 x 48 Acrylic and Heavy Oil on Stretched Canvas
"Durham Traffic Jam" 12 x 36 Acrylic and Oil on Canvas
"Carolina Blue Magic" 24 x 36 Oil on Canvas
"Savannah Fields" 40 x 16 Acrylic and Oil on Stretched Canvas
"Snorkeling in Key West Waters" 24 x 48 Oil on Canvas
"Portland Rainstorm" 24 x 48 Oil on Canvas
"Sonoran Sunset" 48 x 12 Acrylic and Oil on Canvas
"Wilmington Waters" 36 x 36 Oil on Canvas
"Chicago Street Lights" 20 x 24 Acrylic and Oil on Stretched Canvas
"Kansas City Storm" 36 x 36 Oil on StretchedCanvas
"Red Hat Amphitheater Through Raindrops" 30 x 40 Oil on Stretched Canvas
"Sailing Off Virginia Beach" 40 x 30 Acrylic and Oil on Stretched Canvas
"Maui Rays of Sunshine" 30 x 15 Acrylic and Oil on Stretched Canvas
"Sounds of Berkeley" 36 x 12 Acrylic and Oil on Stretched Canvas
"San Diego Harbor" 36 x 24 Acrylic and Oil on Stretched Canvas
20 x 24 Acrylic and Oil on Stretched Canvas
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